Day:  60-degrees  /  Night:  34-degrees
A beautiful, sunny morning here in the Carondelet Garden.  The Hostas are dormant but if you look really closely underneath you can see just a touch of life beginning.  The spring-like temperatures this week are so welcome but I'm afraid spring fever is kicking in hard for me!  I'm excited because I'm starting seedlings tomorrow.  I promised I would wait until March 1st this year.  It's killing me to wait but patience is a virtue!

Partly sunny skies today with winds out of the SW at 5 to 10 MPH.  There is still ice in the back where the sun only hits very early in the morning.  That should be gone by today.  Seedlings, turning over the winter cover crops, and a little cleanup in the garden this week.  This is one happy Carondelet Gardener!  Be kind to yourself today.  You deserve it.  Have a great day Gardening Friends!

Day:   49-degrees  /  Night:  26-degrees
The great melt has begun.  We can even see some of the decorative bricks again.  Spring-like temperatures are coming this week and seedlings will be planted in the basement under grow lights.  This will be my first attempt at seedlings.  Send any and all positive energies toward Carondelet.  I'll need them.  I'm excited to try something new in the garden this year.  

We can expect abundant sunshine around the Carondelet Garden today.  The melt has begun, and we may even see all of the garden after today.  Winds are out of the WNW at 5 to 10 MPH.  Today we meet our new little great-niece for the very first time.  New life brings new hope.  We need hope in these troubled times around the world.  Keep the faith, kindle the hope and share some love.  Be kind to yourself today.  Have a wonderful day my gardening friends!

Day:  36-degrees  /  Night:  23-degrees
It's still a bit cold and frozen in the Carondelet Garden.  Saint Francis is shivering a bit in those sandals.  But the sun is shining, and you can feel the change in the air.  I can almost smell Spring!  At the very least some warmer temperatures.  So excited to being seedlings next week.  I'm also hoping the raised beds will thaw enough that I can turn over the winter manure again.  Happy to be getting back into the soil!

Lots of sunshine tine.  Light and variable winds.  It's going to be a beautiful day here in south St. Louis!  Enjoy the sunshine.  Be kind to yourself and those you may meet on your journey.  Have a great day Gardening Friends!

Day:  33-degrees  /  Night:  19-degrees
Every time the ground just starts to thaw enough to start turning over for spring planting, we receive another blast of frigid air.  Spring is coming but not today.  So, we wait.  The snow is hanging around for the morning, but the skies will become partly cloudy later.  Winds out of the NNW at 5 to 10 MPH.  

Take it easy out there today.  It's still pretty slippery and the side streets are treacherous.  Be kind to yourself.  Share a little faith, have a little hope, spread a little love.  It is almost the weekend!  Have a great day Gardening Friends!

Day:  31-degrees  /  Night:  21-degrees
It's Winter Storm Warning Thursday once again!  In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, "it's like deja vu all over again!"  It is pretty.  I can say that from the comfort of my home with the fireplace roaring and a hot cup of coffee in my hand.  Be careful if you must go out into this mess today!  Freezing Rain and Sleet are no joke when you are driving.

It's a total mixed bag of weather today.  Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow, who knows?  Maybe hail, fire and brimstone before it's all over.  Welcome to St. Louis!  The winds are out of the NNE at 5 to 10 MPH.  It's just beginning to start again so please be kind to yourself and those you may meet.  Have a great day Gardening Friends!

Day:  27-degrees  /  Night:  24-degrees
It feels like the movie Groundhog Day here in the Carondelet Garden.  Except we are reliving the same week over and over.  Another Wednesday, another Winter Storm Warning.  It's cold outside, the snow is coming, and the coffee is brewing.  We are probably going to hunker in and clean the house today.  We are an exciting super cool old couple!

Lots of clouds hanging around with snow coming later today.  The winds are out of the North at 10 to 15 MPH.  Take it easy today if you have to be out and about.  Be kind to yourself and those around you.  Your reward is in heaven, but you don't need to be in a hurry to get there.  Have a great day gardening friends!

Day:  60-degrees  /  Night:  18-degrees
It's a cloudy morning here in the Carondelet Garden.  Rain has fallen and the winds are starting to pick up bringing with it the cold front that will usher in yet another round of winter precipitation.  It's that time of year.  Nothing too surprise other than it seems to only hit on Thursdays!  

It's a special date: 2/22/22.  Fun and interesting as the rest of the month's dates are also palindromes.  It's a quiet morning.  Coffee is brewing.  Music on the stereo.  Papers drying out a bit. Getting ready to take the Doodle Dog for her morning constitutional and then lunch with an old friend and we celebrate the birthday of our favorite chosen son today.  It's a good day.  Be kind to yourself and those you meet.  Enjoy the calm before the storm.  Happy Twosday Gardening Friends!

Day:  64-degrees  /  Night:  51-degrees
Yesterday was absolutely stunning!  Today looks to be a beauty as well.  Have to admit there will be little gardening done today as the family is off for the holiday and I get to play golf with the 15-year-old.  Yes, he kicks my butt at golf, but I wouldn't trade those hours outside in the sunshine on the greens with that young man for anything.  

The skies are sunny this morning in Carondelet and the weather gods say it will become overcast this afternoon.  Winds out of the South at 10 to 20 MPH.   There is a slight chance for shower this afternoon but I'm only mentioning it because if I don't it will happen and now that I have, it won't!  Here's hoping you get to go out and spend time with someone you love today.  Be kind to yourself and happy Presidents' Day!

Day:  61-degrees  /  Night:  41-degrees
The grass is hanging in there but looking a bit rough after the ups and downs of this winter season.  We should be getting a bit of a break today with some extremely mild February temperatures but, in true Saint Louis fashion, the cold and snow should return before the end of the week.  If you don't like the weather, stick around, it'll change!

Sunny skies in the Carondelet Garden this afternoon with winds out of the SSW at 10 to 20 MPH.  Extra Doodle Dog walks today!  Maybe a fire in the old firepit.  Currently we are enjoying our coffee, the New York Times Sunday paper and little Mozart on the stereo.  Not a bad way to spend a lovely Sunday morning.  Have a great day garden friends.  Be kind to yourself today.  Spring is coming!

Day:  32-degrees  /  Night:  26-degrees
It's still winter in the Carondelet Garden.  Despite my willing spring to arrive, it is not here yet.  So, we wait.  At least there is sunshine this morning, and coffee!  That will have to do for another day as we allow nature to do its thing for a few more weeks.

Sunshine and chilly today in Carondelet.  Winds out of the North at 10 to 15 MPH.  Today is the grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Doodle Dog's favorite hangout:  the Matted Doodle.  We will be heading down at 2:00 p.m. to celebrate.  She is the best groomer ever!  Check her out if you need a new pet groomer.  Be good to yourself today.  Kindness matters!  Have a great day gardening friends!